- By Carlos Acebey
- Jun 23, 2016
- Filed in CC 1 Explicit Instruction, CC 2 Develop Skills, CC 3 Provide Feedback, Planning an OC Course, SLO 1 Communicate Orally, SLO 4 Organize Information, SLO 5 Engage Audience, Video
Video with basic guidelines for delivering a PowerPoint presentation. The video focuses on scientific presentations, but generalizes well across disciplines. The first 25 minutes provides basic rules for preparing clear slides, the next 15 minutes has instructions for how to organize an oral argument to best engage the audience, and the final few minutes includes tips for how to practice speaking and solicit feedback.
Strengths
Includes practical tips with both positive and negative examples. The video is easily accessed, the speaker is engaging, and the video includes subtitles in both English and Spanish.
Concerns
This content is a great resource for improving oral presentations that are aided by visuals such as a poster or PowerPoint presentation. The content is probably not helpful for improving oral communications that do not incorporate visuals. The video can be viewed via YouTube, but is not available for download through YouTube. The video can also be accessed through iBiology.org and downloaded for free to share, provided that you abide by the Creative Commons terms.
Recommendations for use
Use this OER in classes where students deliver PowerPoint or poster presentations. The talk is designed with PowerPoint in mind, but through class discussions students could translate the basic guidelines into tips for preparing a poster.